One of the finest ball players in history and a humanitarian. He set an example for the one who wanted to become a Baseball player.
Roberto played with the Dodgers for about a year, 1954-1955. In 1955 he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and led them to win both the National League pennant and the World Series.
Roberto Clemente does not hold any records but this is resume: exactly 3,000 hits, World series Champion 1960 and 1971, World series MVP 1971, 12 Gold Gloves, National League MVP 1966, First Latin player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Humanitarian,
No ... the first Latin born player to win the World Series was pitcher Dolf Luque (born in Havana, Cuba) who was a member of the Cincinnati Reds that defeated the Chicago White Sox in the 1919 World Series.
Roberto Clemente was a member of the Pirates teams that won the World Series in 1960 (against the Yankees) and 1971 (against the Orioles). He batted .310 in the 1960 Series and .414 in the 1971 Series.
Roberto Clemente carried gallons of milk to the store and back. He loved baseball.At night he would play and through the baseball up to the cealing in bed. He died sadly after trying to help people in need. If he didnt go on the plane or if the pilot knew the weight the plane would carry he would be 75 years old today. He was the best of the best.Nicest man in baseball history. He was the best row model anyone in the world could ever have.
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During the 1971 World Series, Roberto Clemente in 29 at bats, had a .414 batting average, 2 home runs, and 4 RBIs
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who have won five overall World Series, won world championships in 1960 and 1971 when Roberto Clemente was the team's star right fielder. Clemente had at least one hit in all seven games of the 1960 Series and all seven games of the 1971 Series.
Roberto played with the Dodgers for about a year, 1954-1955. In 1955 he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and led them to win both the National League pennant and the World Series.
Roberto Clemente's batting average was .362 in 14 World Series games. He had 21 hits in 58 at bats with 2 HRs and 7 RBIs. He played in two World Series, 1960 where his BA was .310 and 1971 where his BA was .414 and was named MVP.
Well he won his team 2 World Series because of his throwing arm.
Roberto Clemente starred in the 1960 and 1971 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won championships both years. The Puerto Rican native, who was named Most Valuable Player of the 1971 Series, had at least one hit in every game he ever played in the Fall Classic.
No, it would be impossible for that to have occurred. Shakira was born in 1977 and did not begin having hits until the 1990s in Spanish-speaking markets, and not until the early 2000s in the English-speaking world. Roberto Clemente, the legendary baseball player, was killed in a plane crash in 1972. He did have a son, Roberto Clemente Jr., who grew up to become a sports broadcaster, and may be familiar with Shakira's music; but Roberto Jr. has not said much about his favorite singers-- he much prefers to talk about sports.
Roberto Clemente was famous for his playing time with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his career, he collected exactly 3,000 hits, won 12 Gold Gloves, and was MVP of the 1971 World Series.
Roberto Clemente did it in the two seven-game World Series in which he appeared in 1960 and 1971.
Roberto Clemente does not hold any records but this is resume: exactly 3,000 hits, World series Champion 1960 and 1971, World series MVP 1971, 12 Gold Gloves, National League MVP 1966, First Latin player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and Humanitarian,
No ... the first Latin born player to win the World Series was pitcher Dolf Luque (born in Havana, Cuba) who was a member of the Cincinnati Reds that defeated the Chicago White Sox in the 1919 World Series.